File scan report
Verdict Suspicious
Is suf_ launch. exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.
Conflicting sandbox results and three malware-specific community rules outweigh the valid signature and lone potentially unwanted program detection, warranting caution.
Why Suspicious? One antivirus engine (Malwarebytes) flags it and a community rule for known malware matched it.
Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.
If it came from a link, an attachment or a stranger, delete it.
What to do now4 steps
Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.
What to do
Don't run it unless you're sure where it came from.
Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.
If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.
If you already ran it
Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.
Not sure what to do?
Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.
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Antivirus results
1 of 65 flagged
- Flagged 1
- No detection 64
- No result 10
- Code signing TLauncher Inc.
- Test run Completed
- First seen 2mo ago
Chapter 02
Why we think so
4 points against it and 5 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.
The reasoning behind this verdict
Malwarebytes alone labeled the executable as potentially unwanted, while the major engines did not flag it. However, one sandbox result was malicious, another was clean, and three malware-specific community rules matched, so the file should not be trusted without further verification.
Only 1 of the 65 antivirus engines that checked it flagged the executable, using a potentially unwanted program label, and no major engine detected it. The executable has a valid TLauncher Inc. signature, but the available publisher history is too small to establish a reliable benign pattern. Runtime results conflict: a sandbox result reported malware while another reported clean, with no named injection target or other high-risk runtime technique recorded. Three malware-specific community rules add concern, although their names do not agree on a credible family and are not enough to establish ransomware or a backdoor. The complete host-reputation check found no flagged contacts, leaving materially mixed evidence rather than a conclusive malware identification.
What We Detected
Malwarebytes was the only engine among 75 to flag the executable, labeling it as a potentially unwanted TLauncher component. No major engine detected it, and the file carries a valid TLauncher Inc. signature. Publisher history is limited to two samples, so the signature does not by itself resolve the conflicting evidence.
Threat Behavior
The evidence from the test run is divided: one sandbox result reported malware and another reported clean. No named process-injection target or other high-risk runtime technique was recorded. Three malware-specific community rules matched patterns associated with ransomware, an altered DOS stub, and a bot framework, but those disparate labels do not establish one credible family. The observed host contacts received no malicious or suspicious reputation hits, and no inspected child was identified as harmful.
What To Do Now
Do not run the executable on an important system unless its source and expected publisher can be independently verified. Keep security software enabled, and obtain a fresh copy through the publisher channel you intended to use if there is any uncertainty.
Where this verdict could be wrong5 caveats
- Only Malwarebytes flagged the file, and its PUP.Optional.TLauncher label describes a potentially unwanted program rather than a specific malware family.
- The TLauncher Inc. signature verified successfully, although the available publisher history contains only two samples.
- The complete reputation check for four observed domain and IP contacts found no known malicious or suspicious hosts.
- No named injection target, high-risk runtime technique, malicious child, packing, or high-entropy code was identified.
- The file has been submitted by 3,700 sources, and one prior file with the same signer received a clean verdict.
These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.
- The executable's TLauncher Inc. signature passed verification.
- No major antivirus engine flagged the file.
- The complete check of four observed domain and IP contacts found no known malicious or suspicious hosts.
- No packing or unusually high-entropy code was identified.
- No named process-injection target or harmful inspected child was found.
- A sandbox result reported malware, although another result was clean.
- Three malware-specific community rules matched unrelated high-risk patterns.
- Malwarebytes labeled the executable as a potentially unwanted TLauncher component.
- The file's reputation score is negative despite broad submission history.
6 sources checked · all complete. See every source
Chapter 03
What it did in our test
It ran in 6 isolated tests; 1 test environment rated what it did as risky.
Test run summary
Capture complete- 6isolated sandbox runs
- 13sandbox rule tags
- 3spawned processes
- 4network contacts
- 32filesystem & mutex artifacts
What the test run showed
What the file did on a test computer
Confirmed in the test run
Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).
Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.
Moderate concern: Unpacked hidden content while it ran.
Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.
Note: Looked through folders on the test computer (most installers do this).
Note: Loaded extra code modules while running.
This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.
Recorded behavior
What happened in the test
Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.
- 1
Input file
The submitted object
- Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run
suf_launch.exe
198cb8b4ac93307269d38ee15ef481dcf6b77b57c3a3aa7a6cbebc6195aa1751
Uploaded file
- 2
Processes
What ran
- Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run
irsetup.exe
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.exe __IRAOFF:3938314 __IRAFN:C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\TLauncher-Installer-1.9.7.6.exe __IRCT:3 __IRTSS:61981678 __IRSID:S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001
Test run - Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run
TLauncher-Installer-1.9.7.6.exe
"C:\Users\user\Desktop\TLauncher-Installer-1.9.7.6.exe"
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Files
Created or changed
- Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run
irsetup.exe
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.exe
Test run - Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run
lua5.3.dll
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\lua5.3.dll
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
- 2
Network
Hosts contacted
- Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run
dl2.tlauncher.org
Contacted during the test run.
Test run - Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run
repository.certum.pl
Contacted during the test run.
Test run - +1 more recorded observation
7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.
What this file did when executed
This file was detonated in 6 sandboxes and the results were split: 1 returned "malicious" and 1 returned "clean".
Sandbox verdicts
2- VT: MALWAREmalicious
- VT: CLEANclean
Techniques observed in the sandbox
13MITRE ATT&CK techniques the sandbox mapped. Highlighted ones are rare in normal software; the others are common in legitimate programs too.
- T1027· Obfuscated code
- T1027.002· Obfuscated code
- T1027.009· Obfuscated code
- T1059· Runs commands
- T1063
- T1071· Application protocol
- T1083· Scans your files
- T1112
- T1116
- T1129· Loads modules
- T1140· Deobfuscation
- T1185
- T1198
Observed activity
Processes started
3Programs the file ran, with their command lines.
irsetup.exeC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.exe __IRAOFF:3938314 __IRAFN:C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\TLauncher-Installer-1.9.7.6.exe __IRCT:3 __IRTSS:61981678 __IRSID:S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001TLauncher-Installer-1.9.7.6.exe"C:\Users\user\Desktop\TLauncher-Installer-1.9.7.6.exe"irsetup.exe"C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.exe" __IRAOFF:3938314 "__IRAFN:C:\Users\user\Desktop\TLauncher-Installer-1.9.7.6.exe" "__IRCT:3" "__IRTSS:61981678" "__IRSID:S-1-5-21-1070296143-2877979003-364783958-1001"
Network contacts
44 hosts, listed as 2 domains, 2 addresses, 4 links. Links show the host and path only.
- Domain
dl2.tlauncher.org - Domain
repository.certum.pl - IP address
104.20.7.182 - IP address
23.200.156.80 - URL
http://dl2.tlauncher.org - URL
https://dl2.tlauncher.org/check_latest_tl.php
Show all 8 entries for network contacts
- URL
http://repository.certum.pl/ctnca.cer - URL
http://dl2.tlauncher.org:443
Files
28Files the file created, changed or deleted.
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.exe - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\lua5.3.dll - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.dat - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG1.BMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG2.BMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG3.BMP
Show all 28 entries for files
- Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG1.PNG - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG2.PNG - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG3.PNG - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG4.PNG - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG5.PNG - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG6.PNG - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG4.BMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG5.BMP - Written
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\IRIMG6.BMP - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.exe - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.dat - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IRWC10F.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\IRWCC6A.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\TL-INSTALLER.exe - Deleted
C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\check_latest_tl.txt - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.exe - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0 - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\irsetup.dat - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\IRW8AB1.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\IRWA2A5.tmp - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\_ir_sf_temp_0\TL-INSTALLER.exe - Deleted
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\check_latest_tl.txt
Registry and auto-start
15Settings the file changed, including ways to start again after a restart.
- Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\IECompatVersionHigh - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\IECompatVersionLow - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\DXFeatureLevel - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\DeviceId - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\Revision - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\SubSysId
Show all 15 entries for registry and auto-start
- Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\VendorId - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\VersionHigh - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\VersionLow - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\Wow64-DXFeatureLevel - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\Wow64-DeviceId - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\Wow64-Revision - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\Wow64-SubSysId - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\Wow64-VendorId - Set
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-575823232-3065301323-1442773979-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\GPU\Wow64-VersionHigh
Mutexes
4Named locks a program uses so only one copy runs; malware families often reuse them.
Local\ZonesCacheCounterMutexLocal\ZonesLockedCacheCounterMutexLocal\MSCTF.Asm.MutexDefault1!IECompat!Mutex
Sandbox background — not the file
2The analysis machine's own processes and connections, recorded in every run.
- VM host
8.8.8.8 - VM host
162.159.36.2
Files this sample writes at runtime
This file drops 10 children at runtime. None are currently flagged malicious in our cache. 10 have no saved verdict and were not checked; that is missing coverage, not a finding.
- 81b2e287246cfa5dea40…b4be2eNot checkedno saved verdict
- 22eb6f08accb3c20caa7…361677Not checkedno saved verdict
- 9df00cd36e313b892c9a…db06aaNot checkedno saved verdict
- 1d7a67b1c0d620506ac7…aa7ee0Not checkedno saved verdict
- 9c893fe1ab940ee4c242…d881e3Not checkedno saved verdict
- 4c85cdddd497ad81fedb…c74e26Not checkedno saved verdict
- 4d82d90aa27c7f906f60…6362dfNot checkedno saved verdict
- 517a9d9a64b6cdb81367…d6702aNot checkedno saved verdict
- 3642e6bc8cfac59803bb…513e36Not checkedno saved verdict
- ec86b96018d9ef2656af…952d36Not checkedno saved verdict
Chapter 04
Technical details
1 of the 65 antivirus engines that checked it flags it; signed by TLauncher Inc..
Sources checked
Every check behind this verdict
6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.
Engines that flagged it 1
- MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.TLauncher
File fingerprint
- Last analyzed
- Nov 8, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC
- SHA-256
198cb8b4ac93307269d38ee15ef481dcf6b77b57c3a3aa7a6cbebc6195aa1751- SHA-1
80568509f975b6e4c3b1ace0a81fc29349837d00- MD5
3f8ee8ffac2dd0b0118f1d1854551d65
About this file
suf_launch.exe says it is TL Setup (TL), 62.0 MB.
- Claims to be
- TL Setup (TL)From the file's own version information, written by whoever built it.
- Original name
- suf_launch.exeMatches the shared file name.
- Type and size
- Win32 EXE · 62.0 MB
- Signer
- TLauncher Inc.Valid code signature.
- First seen
- Aug 13, 2026On VirusTotal.
- Submitted by
- 3,700 distinct sources
- Packer
- None detected
- Entropy
- 6.03 of 8
First scanned
Antivirus consensus
1 of 65 engines flagged this file
10 of the 75 engines returned no result for this file (file type not supported, or the scan did not finish), so they did not check it.
- Tier-116 engines0flagged
- Tier-232 engines1flagged
- Low-trust17 engines0flagged
View all 75 engine results
- MalwarebytesMalicious: PUP.Optional.TLauncher
- AcronisClean
- AhnLab-V3Clean
- AlibabaClean
- alibabacloudClean
- ALYacClean
- Antiy-AVLClean
- APEXClean
- ArcabitClean
- AvastNo result
- Avast-MobileNo result
- AVGNo result
- AviraClean
- BitDefenderClean
- BitDefenderFalxNo result
- BkavClean
- CAT-QuickHealClean
- ClamAVClean
- CMCClean
- CrowdStrikeClean
- CTXClean
- CylanceClean
- CynetClean
- DeepInstinctClean
- DrWebClean
- ElasticNo result
- EmsisoftClean
- ESET-NOD32Clean
- F-SecureClean
- FortinetClean
- GDataClean
- GoogleNo result
- GridinsoftClean
- huorongClean
- IkarusClean
- JiangminClean
- K7AntiVirusClean
- K7GWClean
- KasperskyClean
- KingsoftClean
- LionicNo result
- MaxSecureClean
- McAfeeDClean
- MicrosoftClean
- MicroWorld-eScanClean
- NANO-AntivirusClean
- PaloaltoClean
- PandaClean
- RisingClean
- SangforClean
- SentinelOneClean
- SkyhighClean
- SophosClean
- SUPERAntiSpywareClean
- SymantecClean
- SymantecMobileInsightNo result
- TACHYONClean
- tehtrisNo result
- TencentClean
- TrapmineClean
- TrellixENSClean
- TrendMicroClean
- TrendMicro-HouseCallClean
- TrustlookNo result
- VaristClean
- VBA32Clean
- VIPREClean
- VirITClean
- ViRobotClean
- WebrootClean
- XcitiumClean
- YandexClean
- ZillyaClean
- ZoneAlarmClean
- ZonerClean
Signatures and behavior heuristics
A community signature or high-severity behavioral heuristic matched. Signatures identify known patterns; heuristics are strong leads but are not proof on their own.
- RANSOMWARE
- SUSP_XORed_MSDOS_Stub_Message
- telebot_framework
- Capability_Embedded_Luageneric
- certum_issuergeneric
- CP_Script_Inject_Detectorgeneric
- DebuggerCheck__APIgeneric
- detect_certum_issuergeneric
- DetectEncryptedVariantsgeneric
- golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846generic
- PE_Digital_Certificategeneric
- TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFAREgeneric
- UPXgeneric
- UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReisergeneric
Section entropy & packers
No high-entropy executable section or known packer signature was detected. Data and resource sections can still have high entropy without indicating packed code.
How widely this file has been seen
Widely uploaded, but first seen within the last six months. No strong prior applies.
Chapter 05
Questions & answers
Short answers to the 7 questions people ask most about this file.
Is suf_launch.exe safe, or is it malware?
What is suf_launch.exe?
How many antivirus engines detected suf_launch.exe?
What should I do if I already ran suf_launch.exe?
Is suf_launch.exe digitally signed?
What is the SHA-256 hash of suf_launch.exe?
How up to date is this analysis of suf_launch.exe?
Community
Member reviews and reports for this exact file hash.